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About Medgar Evers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medgar_Evers
Medgar Wiley Evers (/ˈmɛdɡər/; July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an American civil rights activist and the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, who was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith. Evers, a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran who had served in World War II, was engaged in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi, end the segregation of public facilities, and expand opportunities for African Americans including the enforcement of voting rights.
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Medgar Evers's Timeline
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July 2, 1925
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Decatur, Newton County, MS, United States
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| 1963 |
June 12, 1963
Age 37
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Jackson, Hinds County, MS, United States
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